Welcome To The General Maintenance Company
Maintaining your commercial property is as important as replacing a broken boiler in your home or repairing a leaking roof. It protects your business, your employees and your customers. However, it’s time consuming and that’s where GMC steps in.
Whether you are a relocation company providing corporate lets to expats or a landlord with multiple lets, your prime concern is keeping your properties occupied. With so much competition out there for tenants it’s more important than ever to make your property stand out from the rest. One certain way to achieve this is to employ the services of a professional cleaning company – we share our top tips in this month’s blog.
After a mixed spring weather wise, summer is almost here and now is a great time to check your maintenance is up to date. Summer is always a popular time for tenants to move out of rented accommodation so it can be easy to overlook property maintenance. Our blog this month discusses general maintenance issues that crop up at this time of year and how best to fix them.
Now that spring is finally on its way it is time for all you landlords and property managers out there to carry out a thorough spring clean of your property portfolios. This benefits you by maintaining your property investment. It also benefits the tenant as deep cleaning helps to reduce germs and remove dust from the home creating a healthier and more comfortable environment. Spring cleaning also gives the perfect opportunity to identify any other maintenance issues that may need attending to. This blog shares our property spring cleaning advice.
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WHAT IS LEGIONELLA?
Legionella pneumophila is a bacterium that lives and breeds in water that if contracted can have very serious – even fatal – health implications for humans. Fortunately, most people exposed to Legionella do not become ill. However, everyone has the potential to be affected by it and those that are develop a serious type of pneumonia known as Legionnaires’ disease. Occasionally a less serious version of the disease can be contracted, known as Pontiac fever. Those most at risk are people aged 50 or over, current and former smokers, people with a weakened immune system and those already suffering from a chronic disease. Continue reading »
